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BUTTON PASTENING. No. 284,978. Patented Sept. `1l, 1883.

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GEORGE IV. PRENTIOE, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND. p

BUTTON-FASTENING.

SPECIFICATION forming part 0f Letters Patent No. 284,978, datedSeptember 11, 1883. f

' Application filed July 5, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, GEO. W. PEENTICE,

a citizen of the United States, residing atl Providence, in the countyof Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Button-Fastenings; and I do hereby .declare thefollowing to be` a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a partof this specification.

My present invention relates to certain improvements inbutton-fastenings, and of the class which are adapted to be connectedwith or detached from fabrics at will without the use of asetting-instrument.

My invention consists, practically, of a fastener formed from asheet-metal blank of T shape form *and provided with a base or tablewhich has an arm or wing extending from one side thereof', said wingbeing adapted to be bent upward and back over the base to form a centralspring-loop for retaining the shank of a button, and also furtheradapted to eX- tend beyond,v the loop,`thereby presenting a greaterretainingsurface to the under side of the fabric when attached theretowith button complete, al1 as will be more fully hereinafter set forth.

' In the accompanying sheet of drawings, which illustrate my inventiondrawn enlarged, Figure l represents the sheet-metal blank from which thefastener is formed. Fig. 2 represents the fastener when connected tofabric with button, as it would appear in use. Fig. 3 represents aperspective view of the fastener as provided with the extension loop orarm. Fig. 4 represents the same without such extension. Fig. 5represents the latter fastener as connected to fabric with a button, asin use. n o,

The following is a more detailed description of my invention vand themanner of using the same: v

A represents the fastener complete, consisting of the base or table A',from which eX- tends, at right angles therewith, an arm or wing, A2,terminating at a?. At a the baseis indented or out away, as shown linFig. 1. The wing AIl is adapted to be bent to form the spring-loop a4,th`c end a thereof extending beyond said loop, as fully shown in Figs. 2.and 3. I contemplate, however, reducing the length of said arm forcertain connections, as shown at X, Fig. 1, and again shown in Figs. 4Land 5.' I further propose making this same form of fastening from wire.

The manner of using my improved buttonfastening is as follows: Thefabric F has a slot, f, made therein, through which the shank Z) of thebutton B is inserted, after which the end a or .fr of the wing A2 ispassed through said shank until the loop a* arrives in proper position,when the button is now drawn upward until the base A bears against theunder surface of the fabric, as shown, the end w of the loop springinginto the notch a at the Sametime.

I am enabled by this invention to furnish an efficient and inexpensivefastening, which is readily adapted for the rapid attaching of -buttons,and also adapted for det-aching pur- GEORGE W. 'PEENTICE Witnesses:

F. A. SMITH, Jr., JAs. F. THAYEE.

